Western Railroad Discussion > UP 1776 America 250 Locomotive

What locomotive is being used for UP 1776 (not the SD40N) that will accompany 4014 on its national tour? Does anyone have a drawing or photo of this locomotive?
TIA,
SCAXEngr

There is no such locomotive AFAIK.

Regards

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Drknow Wrote:
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> There is no such locomotive AFAIK.
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> Regards
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> Posted from iPhone

UP has posted about it. It does exist but it likely has either not been painted yet or siting somewhere in Little Rock away from everything. 

https://www.up.com/press-releases/heritage-steam/big-boy-western-leg-260126 

I looked it up last week and the information I found looked like another SD70M, previously UP 4164.

I was really hoping this time we would get a desirable locomotive like a GE but UP still decided to put lipstick on a pig.

-18_lbs

18_lbs Wrote:
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> I looked it up last week and the information I
> found looked like another SD70M, previously UP
> 4164.
>
> I was really hoping this time we would get a
> desirable locomotive like a GE but UP still
> decided to put lipstick on a pig.
>
> -18_lbs

Probably using a SD70M because they're available and they're mostly reliable. It's not like they're taking power off a train that might make them some more money.

there was unit came out of GE shop ion fort worth in a cocoon plastic wrap   couple months ago, we were speculatig if there was going to be a trump wrap too, i have heard no new info.

18_lbs Wrote:
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> I looked it up last week and the information I
> found looked like another SD70M, previously UP
> 4164.
>
> I was really hoping this time we would get a
> desirable locomotive like a GE but UP still
> decided to put lipstick on a pig.
>
> -18_lbs
Like most of thier trains, anymore? Yeah, lets go 2x1x0 and 16,000 feet. Hell, lets just go a step further, and make 1x2x1 and 20,000 feet, jackasses! 

Drew Mitchem
Centralia, WA

SD70M would be better than a cookie cutter GE any day.

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amtrak34east Wrote:
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> Like most of thier trains, anymore? Yeah, lets go
> 2x1x0 and 16,000 feet. Hell, lets just go a step
> further, and make 1x2x1 and 20,000 feet,
> jackasses! 


Its all about the OR/cost cutting.

This isn't limited to UP. Running a 14,000ft 30,000ton manifest over the east coast mountains......what could possibly go wrong?!?!!

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Drknow Wrote:
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> There is no such locomotive AFAIK.

Wait what? DrKnow does not know?

PHall Wrote:
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> Probably using a SD70M because they're available
> and they're mostly reliable.

Press release calls it "[...] the railroad’s newest locomotive: No. 1776". Will be quite a trivia item if their newest locototove turns out to be an SD70M.

Confirmed to be an SD70M, formerly UP 4164. It is in Council Bluffs now and I’d imagine it’ll head west soon since the tour starts in 12 days.